Demountable wire wheel.



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DEMOUNTABLE WIRE WHEEL.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. a, 1914.

1,220,314. Patented Mar. 27,1917.

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DEMOUNTABLE WIRE WHEEL. APPLICATION FILED SEPT18, 1914.

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CLEMENT BOOTH, or N EBEETH, AND ALFRED CHARLES PAGE; or PHILADELPHIA,

PENNSYLVANIA.

DEMoUNrrAELE WIRE WHEEL.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that-we, lLEMEN'r'BooTH, a citizen of the. United States,residing at Narberth, in the county of Montgomery,

and ALFRED CHARLES PAGE, a British subject, residing at Philadelphia, inthe county :of Philadelphia, both in the State of Penninner and outermembers, the inner adapted to be mounted on a spindleor. axle and theouter laced to a rim. in combination with means for holding the outer onthe inner member, and means for locking and unlocking the holding means.

The characteristic features of the improvements are fully set forth inthe following description and claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a sectional elevation of apart of a wheel comprising the invention; Fig. 2 is an end elevation ofthe hub shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on the line AAof Fig. 1; Fig. 4. is'a side View ofa wrench for unlocking the holdingmeans; Fig. 5 shows the unlocked. relation of the parts; and Fig. 6shows the locked position of the mechanism.

The. construction illustrated in the drawings comprises the tapered hubbody 1 having the substantially hexagonal male section 2, the taperedouter member or shell 3 sleeved on the body of the hub and thecoordinate outer member or ring 4 abutting against the member 3 andhaving the substantially hexagonal female section. 5 telescoped on thesection 2, the closely engaging hexagonal sections interlocking so thatthe engaging parts are incapable of turn ng in dependently.

A cap 6 is screwed on the outer and' smaller end of the-member 1 andengages the ring 4, the members 3 and 4 being either fixed together orseparable as desired. The members 3 and 4 are connected by the wire 7Spokes Tim-(1'8 with h m 9 which carries thetire' 10.

The cap 6 hasifixed therein the housing- I or guide way 11 adapted "tolie within the internal notches 12 of the member 1'. This housingcarriesa bolt 13 and a spring 14 in a way 15 thereof, the spring acting to-Specification of Letters Patent. Patented 1917. Application filedSeptember 8,1914. Serial No. 860,575.

throw the bolt outward and hold it in en? gagement with a notch to lockthe cap in position on the hub. A cam stud 16 is fixed to the rings 17and 18 having the hexagonal'head 19 fixed thereto, the rings andstudbeing journaled in the cap and housing and the ring 17 being engagedin a circular channel 20 to hold the parts against axial movement. Thecam end of the stud 16 is adapted to turn in a recess 21 of the bolt andto draw back the bolt by engagement lar socket 25. as shown in Fig. 6.\Vhen thecap 1s to be detached,v as for the purpose of demounting thewheel, the part 23 of the wrench is engaged on the head 19, which isturned until its sides are parallel with the sides of the socket 25. Inthis position, the

bolt 13 is in the withdrawn position, out

of engagement with the notches 12, and the hub 24 can be inserted in thesocket 25 to unscrew the cap 6 while holding the bolt withdrawn.

The foregoing structure, having the inner hub sectlon 2 interlocked withthe outer hub section 4 and the outer spokes 8 fixed to the A outer hubsection 4, provides a simple, strong and effective means for drivingfrom the hub 1 through the section 4 and the outer spokes 8, whichpermits the outer hub section 3 to be made. light so that there iseconomy of manufacture as well as adapta-. bility for securing a readyfit simply and the outer hub section 4 to be made heavy; with consequentprovision of simple as well as stout means for drivlng, with avoidanceof the liability to fracture prevailing in prior.

constructions driving through a light" outer section connected with theinner row of spokes.

Having described our invention, we claim: 1. A demountable wheelcomprising a hub provided with an inner member. and an outer memberformed of sections telescoped on said inner member, the outer end of.said inner member aml the outer secti n of said outer member beingconnected in interlocking relation, and spokes connected with therespective sections of the outer member, said inner member drivingthrough the outer section of said outer member and the spokes connectedtherewith.

:2. A demountable wheel comprising a tapered inner member having alocking section adjacent to its smaller end, a tapered outer membertelescoped on said inner member. a second outer member telescopcd onsaid inner member into abutting relation with said outer member firstnamed. said second outer member having a section interlocking with saidlocking section and a part tilting within said outer member first.named,

and a cap screwed on said inner member into abutting relation with saidouter memher second named.

23. demonntable wheel comprising a hub provided with an inner member andan outer mcmbcr formed of sections telescoped on said inner member. theouter end of said inner member and the outer secti n of said outermember being connected in interlocking relation. means comprising a capprovided with a bolt locked to said inner member for holding said outersection thereon. and spokes connected with the respective sections ofthe outer member. said inner member driving through the outer section ofsaid outer member and the spokes connected therewith.

4. A d'emountable wheel comprising a hub having a recessed inner memberprovided with one or more notches an outer member interlocked with saidinner member, a cap having an angular socket and having a threadedconnection with said inner member, a bolt carried by said cap andadapted to engage a notch of said inner member, a spring carried by saidcap and adapted for etfectmg the engagement of said bolt with saidnotch, and a device journaled in said cap and adapted for retractingsaid bolt against the action of said spring, said device having anangular head whereby it; is adapted to be turned.

A demountable wheel comprising a pair of interlocking members connectedin telescoped relation, :1 cap having a threaded engagement with one ofsaid members and adapted to hold one'of said members on the. other, saidcap having an angular socket. mechanism carried by said cap for lockingit, a device journalcd in said cap for moving said mechanism, saiddevice having an angular head in said socket. and a wrench adapted forengaging said head to turn said device so as to unlock said mechanismand for engaging said socket to turn said cap upon unlocking saidmechanism.

In testimony whereof we ha'vc hereunto set our names this 18th da v ofAugust, 1S)1t in the presence of the subscribing witnesses CLEMENTBOOTH. ALFRED CHARLES PAGE.

Witnesse Jos. G. DENNY, Jr., C. N. BUTLER.

